FOR THE RECORD - This story contains corrected material, published April 20, 2007.

Oak Brook was among six towns in the western suburbs where challengers ousted mayors and village presidents. But two incumbents, Naperville's George Pradel and Forest Park's Anthony Calderone, held on to their posts.

Along with Oak Brook's leadership, incumbents lost in Downers Grove, Countryside, Virgil, Oswego and Yorkville. Wheaton and Carol Stream will see new leaders for the first time in a while, and interim bosses earned two more years in West Chicago and Darien.

In Oak Brook, Craig took 46.6 percent of the vote in a field of six candidates, including Quinlan, who has held the post since 2003. Quinlan finished second with 19.7 percent, according to unofficial returns. Craig, a two-term trustee, said he hopes to unite the government and build partnerships with the business community.

Craig opposed Quinlan's decisions to hire a police chief and appoint legal counsel. He questioned the handling of controversial litigation in which the village agreed to pay an Oak Brook couple $2 million to settle a suit. Negative campaigning played a part in his defeat, Quinlan said. His reputation was blemished when a bogus mailer, purportedly sent by him, was delivered to hundreds of addresses the day before the election, he said.

"I think that scared a lot of people," Quinlan said.

The flier included attacks against village presidential candidates Asif Yusif, a trustee, and Denise Marro, as well as Trustee Jeff Kennedy, who is not up for re-election. Kennedy said he was falsely accused in the mailer of having to "give up" his law license. Yusif said he was maligned for having signed an online petition for Al Awada, a group calling for the return of refugees to their homelands.

"We've had the dirtiest campaign in Oak Brook," Kennedy said.

In the contest for three trustee positions, Jerry Wolin and Jim Carson earned seats. But the third-place finisher will not be determined until Friday, when write-in totals are released, according to the DuPage County Election Commission. Moin Saiyed came in third in ballots counted, and Trustee Stelios Aktipis ran as a write-in.

In Downers Grove, Commissioner Ronald Sandack prevailed over Mayor Brian Krajewski, who sought his third term. "The change concept took hold," Sandack said Wednesday. "We need to change our infrastructure, our roads and the stormwater system."

Krajewski could not be reached for comment.

In the small city of Countryside, Mayor Carl LeGant, who's held the post since 1978, lost to his close friend Robert Conrad.

LeGant, a 79-year-old widower, said Wednesday he lost because times are changing in the city of almost 6,000.

"There is no animosity between us," he said of Conrad, 51. "I had lunch with him after he told me he was going to run against me. A lot of the old-timers are gone and a lot of new people live in the community. I think the people who saw everything I accomplished are no longer here."

In the tiny village of Virgil (about 100 homes), Debbie Washburn defeated next-door neighbor and incumbent Mark Marion in the first contested race for village president. Since incorporating in 1990, Virgil has had only two village presidents and neither faced a re-election challenge until now.

In Kendall County, voters cleaned house in Oswego, ousting the mayor and electing three new village trustees.

Village trustee Brian LeClercq received nearly 60 percent of the vote over two-term incumbent Craig Weber. LeClercq, who ran on a platform of slowing or controlling growth, could take over as soon as Monday, pending certification by the county clerk's office.

"There were a lot of endorsements [for Weber,] but the one that really mattered was the voters," LeClercq, 40, said Wednesday. "The people that won were people that ran on change," he said, noting the three new trustees -- Terry Michels, Tony Giles and David Schlaker.

Weber was not available for comment on Wednesday.

"Regardless of whether we agreed on policy issues, I certainly wish him the best," LeClercq said. "He was dedicated to Oswego and he loves Oswego and I would love to see him stay active in the community."

In Yorkville, Ald. Valerie Burd took 58 percent of the vote to beat Mayor Art Prochaska, who was seeking his third term in office.

"We need to work on improving the downtown area and reaffirming our sense of community," Burd said Wednesday. "I am very optimistic about our future."

In Wheaton, Michael Gresk defeated Alan Bolds and will succeed the retiring James Carr, who has served as mayor since 1993.

In Carol Stream, Trustee Frank Saverino will be the village's first new mayor in 20 years after topping Thomas Garvey. Saverino will replace the retiring Ross Ferraro.

Tuesday proved to be a good day for interim mayors, as Mike Kwasman in West Chicago who will serve a two-year term and Kathleen Moesle Weaver who was elected to a four-year term (this sentence as published has been corrected in this text).

In Naperville, DuPage County's biggest city, Pradel cruised to a fourth term as mayor, beating City Councilman Doug Krause by a 2-to-1 ratio.

In Forest Park, Calderone topped Commissioner Theresa Steinbach, a neighbor and former grade school classmate.

DuPage, Cook and Kendall County election offices reported no major problems with voting Tuesday. In Kane County, which had problems last November when polls opened late and some election judges fumbled with new electronic voting equipment, voting went smoothly, but the county's new Web site crashed soon after the polls closed. Election officials blamed an overloaded server.